Ken Landreaux

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Kenneth Francis Landreaux (born December 22, 1954 in Los Angeles, California) is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball.

After graduating from Dominguez High School in Compton, California, Landreaux carried on his education at Arizona State University before joining the California Angels in 1977. In 1979, Landreaux left the Angels for the Minnesota Twins where he remained until 1980. Landreux joined the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1981 where he remained, completing his professional baseball career in 1987. He still holds the record for most consecutive games with a hit in Minnesota Twins history.

Landreaux is a cousin of former major league third baseman Enos Cabell.

Landreaux caught the final out of the 1981 World Series, a fly ball to center field off the bat of Bob Watson.

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• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

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